Shutdown

Last updated: January 5, 2023

Related products: MaxGo

The actions are triggered by sending an intent to the service. From there, the commands are executed with system-level permissions. Depending on the commands you want to run you’ll have to add permissions to your app’s manifest file.

See below for possible commands you can use.

// Power down the device. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SHUTDOWN permission
public void shutdown() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SHUTDOWN");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
startService(intent);
}

// Reboot the device. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SHUTDOWN permission
public void reboot() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SHUTDOWN");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("reboot", true);
startService(intent);
}

// Turn off screen / lock the device. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SHUTDOWN permission
public void lockScreen() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SLEEP");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
startService(intent);
}

// Install apk file. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.INSTALL permission
public void installApp() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.INSTALL");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("path", (new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "your-app.apk")).getAbsolutePath());
startService(intent);
}

// Enables or disables a app by its package. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.ACTIVATE permission
public void deactivateApp() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.ACTIVATE");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("package", "com.android.calculator2");
intent.putExtra("enable", false);
startService(intent);
}

// Enables or disables usb debugging. Requires com.handheldgroup.shutdown.USB permission
public void disableUsbdebug() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.USB");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("activate", false);
startService(intent);
}

// Sets the screen rotation
// value can be -1 for automatic rotation, 0 for 0┬░, 1 for 90┬░, 2 for 180┬░ or 3 for 270┬░
public void setScreenRotation() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SCREEN_ROTATION");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("rotation", value);
startService(intent);
}

// Sets the screen timeout
// value can be -1 for never, 0 for 15 sec, 1 for 30 sec, 2 for 1 min, 3 for 2 min, 4 for 10 min or 5 for 30 min
public void setScreenTimeout() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SCREEN_TIMEOUT");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("timeout", value);
startService(intent);
}

// Sets the screen brightness
// value can be any percentage between 0-100 or -1 for automatic brightness
public void setScreenBrightness() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.SCREEN_BRIGHTNESS");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("brightness", value);
startService(intent);
}

// Enabled or disables NFC
// value can true or false
public void setNfcEnabled() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.NFC");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("enable", value);
startService(intent);
}

// Enabled or disables Airplane mode
// value can true or false
public void setAirplaneEnabled() {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction("com.handheldgroup.shutdown.AIRPLANE_MODE");
intent.setPackage("com.handheldgroup.shutdown");
intent.putExtra("enable", value);
startService(intent);
}